Czech Bishop Declares Year of Reconciliation 80 Years After World War II Expulsions

January 13, 2026 World News

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Bishop Stanislav Přibyl of Litoměřice celebrates Mass with Bishop Wolfgang Ipolt of Görlitz, Germany, and other clergy at the Basilica of Mary, Help of Christians in Filipov, Czech Republic, on Jan. 13, 2025, during the annual pilgrimage commemorating the 1866 healing of Magdalena Kade.

The bishop acknowledged that the question of whether the expulsions were justified remains a matter for historical debate.

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